Auditory ReadinessBy: Carmen Willings
teachingvisuallyimpaired.com Updated May 28, 2024 Developing good listening skills is essential for students' visual impairments, as it enables them to gather information, navigate their environment, and communicate effectively. The following are some strategies to help students build and enhance their listening skills:
By incorporating these strategies into daily activities and instructional sessions, educators can support the development of strong listening skills in students who are blind or visually impaired. Additionally, collaborating with other professionals, such as orientation and mobility specialists and speech therapists, can provide valuable insights and resources for enhancing auditory skills in diverse contexts Additional ResourceLearning to Listen/Listening to Learn by Lizbeth A Barclay is published by the American Foundation for the Blind. This text provides a systematic development of skills in listening for and interpreting auditory information. Barclay discusses instruction in listening skills at different ages and it includes a continuum chart and a checklist to use in assessment.
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